Day: July 20, 2022

In line with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) mandate on external debt management and pursuant to Section 22.7 of the Manual of Regulations on Foreign Exchange Transactions (FX Manual), as amended, all public and private resident entities, intending to: (a) obtain medium- and long-term foreign loans/borrowings from non-residents, including offshore issuances of debt instruments; and (b) issue onshore debt instruments that require settlement in foreign currency, are required to submit not later than 30 September 2022 their foreign borrowings plan (FBP) for the 4th quarter of 2022 and whole year 2023. Said FBP shall be submitted to the BSP, through the International Operations Department, to the following email addresses: (a) for public sector loans/borrowings: iod-iog1@bsp.gov.ph; or (b) for private sector loans/borrowings: rosetan@bsp.gov.ph and geronimojb@bsp.gov.ph.

The standard reporting form [Annex D.3 (Medium and Long-term Foreign Borrowings Plan) of the FX Manual] may be downloaded from the BSP website at https://www.bsp.gov.ph/SitePages/Regulations/DownloadSection.aspx or https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Lists/Download%20Section/Attachments/51/Annex%20D.3%20(Cir984_2017).docx

All reported data are covered by strict confidentiality rules and shall be used for the BSP’s internal purposes only pursuant to Section 23 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7653, as amended by R.A. 11211. The BSP, therefore, enjoins the cooperation of all concerned.

Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

The Police have arrested two men and one woman, aged between 25 and 36, for their suspected involvement in a case of housebreaking and theft with common intention.

On 19 July 2022 at about 4.20am, the Police were alerted to a residential unit located along Treasure Island being broken into. Four liquor bottles amounting to $30,000 were purportedly stolen.

Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from CCTVs, officers from Clementi Police Division established the identities of the two men and one woman and arrested them within five hours of the report. Police investigations are ongoing.

The offence of housebreaking and theft with common intention under Section 451 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine.

The Police would like to advise all property owners to adopt the following crime prevention measures:

Secure all doors, roller shutters, windows and other openings with good quality grilles and closed-shackle padlocks when leaving your premises unattended;

Refrain from keeping large sums of cash in any premises;

Install a burglar alarm, motion sensor light and/or CCTVs, to cover the access points into your premises. Ensure that they are tested periodically and in good working condition.

Source: Singapore Police Force

The Police are investigating into allegations of cheating involving Tradenation Pte Ltd and Tradeluxury Pte Ltd.

Warrants of Arrest and INTERPOL Red Notices have been issued against a 26-year-old Singaporean man, Pi Jiapeng, and a 27-year-old Thai woman, Pansuk Siriwipa, in connection with the case. The Police are appealing for information from the public on their whereabouts.

Anyone with information is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 (+65 6255 0000 for overseas callers) or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information received will be kept strictly confidential.

Source: Singapore Police Force

MANILA, Jul 20 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Department of Health (DOH), yesterday said, it recorded 274 deaths from dengue fever, in the last six months, as cases spiked.

The ministry said, it recorded 65,190 dengue cases from Jan 1 to Jul 2 this year, 83 percent higher than a year earlier.

DOH data showed, the Central Luzon region recorded the highest number, with 9,448 cases, followed by the Central Visayas region in the central Philippines with 7,771 cases, and the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines with 5,798 cases.

The ministry said, 13 of the country’s 17 regions “have already exceeded the epidemic threshold, in the past four weeks, from Jun 5 to Jul 2.”

To prevent more outbreaks of dengue fever, the ministry urged the public to destroy mosquito breeding places in their communities.

Dengue is endemic in the Philippines. Water-borne infectious diseases, including dengue, usually peak at the start of the rainy season, from Jul to Oct, due to fluctuating weather conditions, flooding, and accumulation of contaminated water in some countries.

Dengue mosquitos breed in stagnant water, like water-filled containers, and some plants, including bananas.

In severe cases, dengue can cause joint pain, nausea, vomiting, rashes, breathing problems, hemorrhaging and organ failure.

The Philippines declared a “national dengue epidemic” in Aug, 2019, due to an increasing number of people who died from the disease in the country.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

MANILA, Jul 20 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 1,841 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,737,222.

The Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of active cases slightly fell to 20,511 in the country. The death toll remained unchanged at 60,641.

The Philippines reported the highest single-day tally of new COVID-19 infections at 39,004 cases, on Jan 15.

The country has fully vaccinated over 71.3 million people.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK